The next morning, before dawn, Huizhu's small yard was already busy.

I almost didn't sleep all night last night, and Huizhu felt that although she had figured it out, it was still difficult for her to accept and forgive Yinzhen immediately and sleep in the same bed with him. He is a stranger to himself, but he has to do things between husband and wife. The first two times didn't have a big impact on me, so I didn't think about it, but not thinking about it doesn't mean that they aren't, after all, they are strangers who haven't said a few words......

That's it, I've been thinking vaguely. By the time I finally fell asleep, it was almost time. had to struggle to get up, serve Yinzhen to change clothes, serve him for breakfast, and then go to the gate of the courtyard to see him off, and then take Su Xin's hand back to the back room.

As soon as she returned to the warm room, Huizhu's sleepiness was even stronger, and she couldn't help yawning again and again, and said a little unclearly: "I'm too sleepy, Su Xin, I'll squint for a while, you wake me up when the time comes, we have to go to Fujin to say goodbye." As he spoke, he fell on the kang with his clothes. Su Xin saw that Huizhu was tired, and she couldn't bear to brush her mind, so she covered Huizhu with a thin blanket, quietly closed the curtain and withdrew.

In a daze, Huizhu felt a little cold, and there were some voices talking outside, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a white light outside the glass window. It turned out that it was already dawn! She was shocked, and hurriedly got up, just waiting to call Su Xin.

With a squeak, the door opened, Su Xin and Xia Mei came in with their things, and when they saw them getting up, Huizhu hurriedly said: "Why did you oversleep, and you didn't call me, what time is it, it's too late to ask Fujin for peace." After speaking, he put on his shoes and went down to the kang.

Su Xin instructed Xia Mei to put the food box on the table, and put the hot water on the high table herself, looking at the flustered Huizhu and said with a smile: "My master, you don't have to go to Fujin to say hello today, you just stay good." It's noon now, and Xia Mei has prepared a meal for you. Huizhu was a little puzzled, and Su Xin explained: "The master just rested this morning, and Cui'er from Fujin Academy came to pass the word. said that it is already twenty-four years old, thinking that it is going to be the New Year, and all the courtyards will be busy, so I will be exempted from asking for peace for these few days. However, on the 29th, I had to get up early to welcome the word "blessing" given by Long Live Lord. ”

After hearing this, Huizhu's eyes lit up, and she sat back on the kang and said with a smile; "The relationship is good, and I will be happy in the past few days." Su Xin saw that she looked like a child was satisfied, and said with a smile: "Master, it's better to wash first, eat lunch, and then slowly be happy." After that, he was going to give Huizhu some simple freshening.

Huizhu let her fiddle with it, and it took less than a moment to clean it up. Seeing this, Xia Mei also opened the food box and put the warm dishes on the kang table one by one. Su Xin said: "Looking at the New Year, Xia Mei specially made Saqima this morning, just wait for the master to get up and use it better." ”

Huizhu looked at the steaming food on the table, and it seemed that Su Xin wanted to be happy and made all the food she loved. A plate of Saqima, a plate of chicken pith bamboo shoots, a plate of soy tofu meat, a bowl of hot and sour tooth soup, a small bowl of small meat rice, and a small bowl of Huiren rice porridge. Moved in my heart, I took a bite of the small meat rice and said: "Xia Mei, your skills have improved again, this Manchu small meat rice, you make it tastes good." As he spoke, he ate a few more bites, and it seemed that he was hungry, and it took a while before he ran out. I slept a lot in the morning, and now I don't feel sleepy, so I called Yuehe to come in and talk.

Yuehe walked in with almond tea, saluted, and after respectfully pouring a cup of almond tea for Huizhu, she stood aside honestly. Hui Zhu was surprised and said, "What's the matter, I didn't see you during the meal, and now I'm staying honestly again." Huizhu thought about it and continued suspiciously: "Su Xin, didn't you give Yuehe, this girl, a full meal, and looked castrated?" Yuehe was originally a clever person, and he was a little scared at first because he saw Huizhu crying last night, but seeing the current situation, he immediately understood, so he saluted and pretended to be angry: "Isn't it the master?" Yesterday, you answered Sister Suxin's words and said that you wanted to cut paper. The slave maid never learned when she was young, and then she entered the house, and she had no chance. got the master's words, but after being happy for a long time, the master slept all morning, and now he doesn't mention the matter of cutting paper and pasting window flowers. ”

It turns out that this is the case, the little girl is looking for fun, and there is nothing to do in the next few days, so she simply finds something to do, Huizhu smiled and said: "You are reasonable, but you really found the right person, I really learned paper-cutting from my mother's old mother." You looked at Su Xin and said, "You are a master of paper-cutting, so don't show it off in front of you." You have to be responsible for most of the window flowers posted on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, and I and Yuehe Xiamei will also give you a hand. Su Xin saw that Huizhu was full of vitality, and she was interested in paper-cutting, and she happily responded.

So, in the next few days, except for Mama Zhang, who had to do her work, the four of Huizhu's master and servant all started paper-cutting. Ancient Chinese women had to engage in female red when they were waiting for words in the boudoir, that is, to learn painting, needlework, and weaving. However, it's only a little learning, so in addition to the beginners of Yuehe, you can also cut out a few simple styles, and the experts are Su Xin and Xia Mei.

Xia Mei's paper-cut is full of southern delicacy, and the paper flowers cut out are extremely delicate and exquisite; Su Xin's craft was learned from Mama Zhao, and the paper flowers cut out have the breath of the north, simple and vivid, innocent and vigorous. These straight-looking Huizhu and Yuehe are envious, and they can't wait for the beautiful paper-cuts to come from their own hands. Huizhu also secretly made up her mind to cut out a paper flower with a complicated process, lest the little girl in Yuehe think she was talking big.

In a blink of an eye, on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, there were also a lot of paper-cuts for window flowers, which were dazzling, so that Huizhu often thought that she was opening a paper-cutting art festival. All drama characters, historical legends, flowers, birds, fish and insects, landscapes, real life and auspicious patterns have become the style of window flowers cut out by Suxin Xia Mei, which can be said to be all-encompassing. But the most are still flowers and animals, festive and auspicious patterns, such as "auspicious and festive", "harvest year", "harvest harvest", "human and animal prosperity", "more than one year in a row", "precious flowers and auspicious birds" and so on have been cut out.

After lunch, Huizhu started cutting paper again. For three hours in a row, several pieces of paper were scrapped, until Shen Shizheng cut out a very satisfactory window flower. The style of Huizhu scissors is a kind of juju flower of "arhat whisker". Because it is a straight petal when it first opens, it is curled when it is in full bloom, forming a screw circle, cutting this kind of ju flower, it is necessary to cut one petal from the inside to the outside, and the petals are curled freely after being cut, so as to form a juhua flower with a different image and unique flavor. Therefore, it is very troublesome to make, and in addition to scissors, you have to use a knife to carve carefully.

Looking at the paper flowers he made with his own hands, he hurriedly shouted: "Look, how is it, it's beautiful." No, I had to frame it and hang it in the house, but I was so tired these days that I never left the scissors. Su Xin responded to Huizhu's words and found the cardboard of the picture scroll and the paste. Huizhu saw that there was only these, there was no frame, and it was difficult to find a piece of transparent glass, and it was impossible. Fortunately, Su Xin and Xia Mei were there, so they carefully pasted the juhua paper cut on the picture scroll little by little, and it took a whole hour to paste it.

Huizhu hung it on the front wall of the dormitory, and walked around the room staring at it, laughing "hehe" from time to time. This is her, a simple person, who can be happy for some little things for a long time, easy to be satisfied, easy to be happy.

Su Xin saw that Huizhu had been in a happy mood for the past few days, and her heart was full of relief. Happiness is easy to infect, and other people in the yard also have strong smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger.

In the evening, after dinner, thinking that I would get up early tomorrow, I sent Yuehe Xia Mei. I talked to Su Xin in the back room, read a few more pages, and just after the change, I couldn't hold my hand. Let Yuehe come in with water and wash his face, change his clothes and sleep.

Su Xin turned off the lights, took a break outside, and kept a vigil for Huizhu. Quiet in the dark night, thinking of what has happened in the past few days, I really hope that this piece of paper-cut can be like the old people often say, the wish to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and to receive blessings...... Let's make the master happy for a long time...... With this thought, I gradually felt sleepy......